Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-16
BRIEFLETS.


]. Il. Runner, OF Marston, H., was in
the city today.
Bruno Bailey, of Horton. Kan. is in
the city.
The pay car went out on the Rock Is
land & Peoria this morning.
Miss Mamie Egsn. of Vine street, left
this morning for Chicago on ten days.
business trip.
Frank Graham, Midget" the we'll
known hackman, is seriously i'll at his
home on West Seventeenth street.
The township board of registry sat yes
terday, and will meet again on the Goth,
the week before election
The revival meetings at the First NJ
E. church are steadily growing 10 inter
est and attendance.
Nj Samuel Bowles. of Bowlesburg,
has just returned from pleasant trip to
relatives in Indiana and Kentucky.
Frank Halves with bis wife and son, of
Delsvan, Wis. is visiting his father
David HAYES, and brother Maj c W.
Halves,
n. B. Sawyer, who has been visiting
Nj T. 3 Thomas and others in the city,
left last night for his home at Dighton,
Kan.
Still they come, box after box arriving
daily at the Forward store Beautiful
goods at lowest prices; 3i4 West Second
street.
Manager Lowrey of the Harper house,
has provided his hotel with a complete
outfit of the finest and latest designs of
glass ware
J. 7. Keuworthy. Esq, leaves tonight
for East ST. LOUIS to take part il the
Geo. Reddig $4,000 damage suit against
the Virgins Ferry company.
New imported materials, felts. PONCE
silks, and everything new in the line at
the Forward store, 314 West Second
street
Instead OF the customary prayer meets
ing service al the Broadway church this
evening, Mr.. E. E. Barrakat, a native
Syrian from Damascus, will lecture. No
charge for admission, collection at close
A labor caucus was held in the Second
ward last night with Thomas Downes
chairman, and Will Gray secretary. Mr..
Thomas Gray was nominated for alder
man in place of Mr. Jos. Block linger, de
clined.
John Brennan has been a policeman
seventeen years today, a fact which
attests well his ability and fat hiu ness
rs guardian Of peace and public NOR,
atty. Brennan would not make bad
marshal.
There are many in Rock Island thai
will be pleased 10 learn that the Forward
store at 34 West Second street is still il
existence, and showing the largest line of
fancy goods and millinery in the three
cities at 314 Vest Second street.
The popular tailoring house OF j. T.
Dixon is being nicely papered and paint.
ed. and with the new stock of spring anc
summer suitings. it mskes 1t q very
attractive place. His new stock com.
prises the most desirable goods in the
market.
There were married at the residence O.
the brides parents, Mr. D. Csrnsghan
821 Twelfth street. at noon today, b,
Rev. G. ]. Luckey, Mr.. Humphrey E
Brubaker, of Edgington, and Miss Mel
lie L. Carnaghan. of this city.
Geo. Lamb, formerly and until Sill
months ago master mechanic Of the Racine
& Southwestern division Of the c.. NJ. &
St. P. but now master mechanic of the c.
B. & @, had both legs and Que arm
mashed at St. Paul yesterday. 1t il
hoped to save the limbs.
As will be see by formal announcement
appearing elsewhere, Mr. Ben Harper
has decided to rent the Harper house fol
a term of years, Mr.. Lowrey's other bust
ness cares demanding so much o.. hi
time that he Is unable to give the hote
proper attention.
W. F. Bowman. the engineer seriousl
injured in the catastrophe at Bosto
Monday, Is brother to Mr.. Frank Bow
man, of the Rock Island house bar, VIII
telegraphed to Boston last night to hno,